12 HUGE WWE Royal Rumble 2018 Predictions You Need To Know

7. Dream Sequence

Velveteen Dream NXT
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NXT have contributed a Full Sail prospect to every Royal Rumble match since the Full Sail University shift, and this year's entrant should be the man set to uncharacteristically underwhelm at TakeOver: Philadelphia after a star-making display months earlier.

Velveteen Dream and Kassius Ohno are likely to provide excellent entertainment in the show-opening battle, but Dream in particular has been robbed of a significant story since emerging on the losing end of an instant classic alongside Aleister Black.

The Royal Rumble marks a perfect entry point for Patrick Clark's Prince persona on the main roster. A soft-launch in front of an audience that knows him well, he'll likely be given ample time to perform his elaborate entrance and even sneak an elimination before falling foul of a main roster foe.

There'll be absolutely no shame in him getting the hoof at such an early stage in his trajectory, particularly if he can enter in a reasonable showing beforehand.

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